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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Fives Machining Systems, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Inventor:
Christopher D. Nicholson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS, INC., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B29C 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/384 (2013.01); B29C 70/543 (2013.01); B29C 31/04 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber placement head for applying a plurality of composite tape segments on a mold including one or more powered wheels that are configured to engage and move composite tape; and one or more elongated fingers that closely conform to or abut an outer surface of the powered wheel(s) such that a portion of the elongated finger(s) forms at least a portion of a lane path.